Archive | June, 2008

Nice to be quoted/mentioned

by Mike Davis on June 30, 2008 in Analyst, Storage

It’s not always clear whether I’m making an impact, but this past week was one of those times when I realized that some others are taking note of the excitement around and importance I attach to the concept of storage optimization. In a June 27 editorial article in Processor, “Doing More With Less,” I was [...]

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Commenting on Compression

by Mike Davis on June 23, 2008 in Uncategorized

On Storage Soup, the TechTarget Storage Blog, Tory Skyers wrote a really interesting post on “Compression, Dedupe and the Law” last week that I felt compelled to comment on. He raised a question about what dedupe could mean from a legal standpoint, considering that the data is altered when it goes through this process.  My [...]

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What to do about the coming video explosion

What to do about the coming video explosion

by Mike Davis on June 4, 2008 in Analyst, Storage

Pete Steege’s Storage Effect is commenting today on an ABI report that highlights the explosion of video content on the web, which expected to increase to one billion viewers by 2013. Steege’s response is that the report ignores the “digital home,” which will no doubt become ubiquitous in the coming years. I agree, and would [...]

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